The Metamorphoses
author
Ovid
(Sulmona, 43 BCE - 18 CE, Constanta)
printer
François Foppens
(active 1733 - 1781, Brussels)
translator
Nicolas Renouard
(French, active 17th century)
translator
Pierre Du Ryer
(Paris, 1605 - 1658, Paris)
Date1677
Place MadeBrussels, Brussels, Belgium, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions48.5 x 31 x 6 cm (19 1/8 x 12 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number3.1.28
eMuseum ID719453
EmbARK ObjectID17554
TMS Source ID5816
Last Updated8/9/24
Description[8], 520, [2], 521-574 [i.e. 572] pages : ill. (engravings) ; 48 cm. (fol.)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p.52.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles. F Libbie & Co., Boston for $10 on 30 April 1886.
